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 *  Copyright (C) Olafur Gauti Gudmundsson
 * 
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
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 */
package org.jcrom.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * This annotation is used mark fields that should be serialized to a byte
 * array and then mapped to JCR node property.
 * 
 * @author Olafur Gauti Gudmundsson
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
public @interface JcrSerializedProperty {

	/**
	 * The name of the JCR property. 
	 * Defaults to the name of the field being annotated.
	 * 
	 * @return the name of the JCR property storing the value that the field
	 * represents
	 */
	String name() default "fieldName";
}
